tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37188432015-02-26T12:39:21.830-06:00Brendan McKillip's Daily JournalBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.comBlogger4575125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-88504278616575498122012-02-07T13:36:00.000-06:002012-02-07T13:38:24.924-06:00The Dark Spud Returns!Must be a new Batman movie on the horizon. The crazy tie-ins are starting to crop up.
Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-21580256392201475462012-02-06T07:30:00.000-06:002012-02-06T07:30:02.365-06:00Greatest Fight in the GalaxyOld Red Jalopy is a design company in the United Kingdom that puts together custom posters.
Found these posters that they did based on the big lightsaber duels from the Star Wars films, but designed to be like old boxing promotional artwork. I think the art looks fantastic. I would love to be able to buy one of these, if they were available for sale. Unfortunately I don't think these posters areBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-12576619211695845172012-02-04T17:35:00.002-06:002012-02-04T17:35:36.700-06:00Hope For The FuturePossibly
against my better judgement, I allowed Ian to create a YouTube account
last week. Since then he’s been producing and publishing videos that can
best be described as “unique.”They’re
not bad - okay, they kinda are - but his videos are really no worse
than some of the content that he seems to enjoy watching on YouTube. I
haven’t figured out whether it’s a generational thing or a Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-20253669232820861232012-01-31T12:43:00.001-06:002012-01-31T12:43:52.730-06:00Something For My Future OfficeMaybe after all the kids move out and I can finally claim at least one room of the house as my own I will trudge back and see if someone is still producing/selling these:
Designed by Oscar Nunez, these shelves come in two sizes and are sold at Groopti.
They would be a fantastic way to display some of my comics in my now only-dreamed-about home office.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-12878102688273332232012-01-27T18:30:00.000-06:002012-01-27T18:30:00.855-06:00A Sign of Cultural Apocolypse?From time to time you might run across people who twist up their face, pound the table, and decry with great fury and indignation the erosion of culture in America.
Usually I dismiss those people as pessimistic blowhards; even when faced with evidence like Jersey Shore and Ke$ha.
But then I read in Publishers Weekly that none of the major morning new shows accepted an offer to let this year's Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-76182214746356377802011-12-25T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-25T08:00:11.218-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 25
Santa Claus Funnies
I have to imagine that the space craft Santa is flying in today's cover was part of the victory spoils the fat old man collected after he first introduced Christmas to the martians and then conquered them.
Today is Christmas!
I hope you enjoyed the Comic Calendar this year. I had fun putting it together.
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-8310393954902047102011-12-24T11:09:00.001-06:002011-12-24T11:09:59.401-06:00DC Comics holiday cardDC Comics published the artwork from their holiday card this year.
Looks like a lot of fun. Though I would have like to see Superman in there somewhere.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-63736676417886313342011-12-24T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-24T11:02:51.299-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 24
The First Christmas - in 3D!
Can there be a better way to learn about the birth of the world's savior than by wearing cheap red and blue cellophane-lensed glasses while reading a comic book?
I don't think so.
Tomorrow is Christmas Day!
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-37228833112798778362011-12-23T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-23T08:00:05.524-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 23
Holiday Comics
It's the home stretch. Just a few more days. So no more superheroes or goofy covers. Just some good old fashioned straight up Christmas covers.
2 days until Christmas!
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-13567772892601960692011-12-22T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-22T19:07:29.599-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 22
Christmas With The Super-Heroes
The heroes of DC Comics are my favorite, so I feature their covers as much as possible. That this cover also hits on one this year's themes - people flying in sleighs - only make it an even stronger entry in the calendar.
3 days until Christmas
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-71886424951793330572011-12-21T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-21T08:00:16.773-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 21
Holiday Special '09
In 2009 DC Comics published two covers for their holiday special. Both used the idea of arranging the characters on the cover in a fashion to bring to mind a Christmas tree. Last year I featured the cover by Frank Quitely. Today's version was done by Dustin Nguyen.
I am fan of both artists, but I think Quitely did a better job.
4 days until Christmas.
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-11177523253437301462011-12-20T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-20T08:00:08.753-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 20
Comic Cavalcade #13
Wouldn't have thought it, but apparently even the office parties for the Justice League can be so dull that the random appearance of a robin is a welcome diversion from the forced festivities inside.
5 days until Christmas.
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-59493824287002488922011-12-19T16:55:00.001-06:002011-12-19T16:55:20.883-06:00Stop SOPAI know these re-posting campaigns seem a little cheesy, but that doesn't stop me from believing in and supporting the message.
Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-53106899698565994202011-12-19T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-19T08:00:01.851-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 19
Fun With Santa - March of Comics #325
Has anyone ever actually named their dog Fido? Where did that dog name cliche come from?
That's what I think about when I look at this cover.
6 days until Christmas.
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-62722161087973336982011-12-18T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-18T08:00:00.216-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 18
Walter Lantz New Funnies
I've never been a Woody Woodpecker fan. I find the character incredibly annoying.
But I couldn't pass up the opportunity to include another famous cartoon character in my Christmas Comic countdown, especially if the cover fit in with one of this year's themes.
7 days until Christmas
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-79492769653925670762011-12-17T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-17T22:17:30.336-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 17
Walt Disney's Merry Christmas
I didn't realize until I was putting this post together that I had chosen two covers featuring Donal Duck and his nephews. I imagine Donald's over-sized stocking is in retaliation for what most likely happened in the first cover I featured starring Donald.
8 days until Christmas.
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-43030299339541373142011-12-16T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-16T08:00:06.681-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 16
Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1
What better way to cleanse the palate of zombies and gun-totting Santas then with a little Ambush Bug.
Plus, one of the cover themes is featured in today's selection: Christmas stockings
9 days until Christmas
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-53438782860069457682011-12-15T16:36:00.003-06:002011-12-15T16:38:06.999-06:00My GoodnessBlackhawks announcer Pay Foley's understated "my goodness" perfectly captures the general sense of awe I experienced watching Patrick Kane totally juke the Wilds' goalie out of his shorts on this shot.
My goodness.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-22276276848843857702011-12-15T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-15T08:00:19.600-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 15
The Last Christmas #1
When I was sorting through all the covers I had gathered together for this year's Comic Advent Calendar I realized that I had grabbed two covers with a morbid take on Christmas. Decided it would be best to put them together, back to back, about halfway through the calendar. That way we don't start out with the gruesome, don't have it coming too close Christmas day, andBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-83999086426914780502011-12-14T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-14T08:00:05.721-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 14
Zombies Christmas Carol
No pop culture meme would be complete without a Christmas interpretation. In this case, it was the fine kids at Marvel who delivered with A Christmas Carol told using zombies.
11 days until Christmas
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-31789325293924974422011-12-13T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-13T08:00:10.986-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 13
Veronica #191
This cover is for my daughter Emma. Over the past year she has become a big Archie Comics fan. In particular, she enjoys reading about Veronica. I think it's because of two main female characters, Betty and Veronica, Veronica is the more fashion forward. Emma considers herself a budding designer, and probably enjoys reading Veronica for inspiration.
12 days until Christmas
Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-40710451621788112422011-12-12T23:05:00.000-06:002011-12-12T23:05:08.017-06:00Proud To Be A "Scrooge"A couple of weeks ago I was accused of being a Scrooge by my sister because of something that I was refusing to do around Christmas. I don't remember exactly what it was that caused me to be the subject of my sister's ire, but that is hardly the point. She's always finding fault with the things I do.
No, what got me thinking was that she labeled me a "Scrooge" for supposedly acting in a Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-26689915355590751072011-12-12T12:10:00.000-06:002011-12-12T12:10:43.770-06:00IncredibleThis is the most acrobat football catch I can remember seeing - ever.
I could make some crack about how the Bears could use a guy like this right now, but that would assume that the Bears have a quarterback who could deliver a pass like this.
For as much as I was high on Caleb Hanie in the past, after three games he does look like he's making any progress. Very disappointing.Brendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-82264034633836790132011-12-12T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-12T08:00:03.084-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 12
Classics Illustrated #53
Not sure if that's supposed to be Bob Cratchit or Ebeneezer Scrooge carrying Tiny Tim. The rendering makes it a little hard to tell. Either way, it wouldn't be Christmas without a viewing or reading of Dickens' classic Christmas ghost story.
13 days until Christmas
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718843.post-38549085884943234302011-12-11T08:00:00.000-06:002011-12-11T08:00:05.097-06:00Christmas Comic Cover - December 11
Christmas with Mother Goose
Unlike the dubious claims behind the creator of yesterday's cover art, today's cover clearly is by who you would think it is. Not only does Walt Kelly sign it, but the artwork reflects what his work typically looks like.
14 days until Christmas
Merry ChristmasBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584620469528165451noreply@blogger.com0